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Expandable fusion cage system

US10039650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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59References

17Claims

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Assignee

IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS, LLC · US

Inventors

Andrew Lamborne · Golden, US
Patrick Hunt · Denver, US
Joel Helgerson · Erie, US
Troy B. Woolley · Erie, US
Richard G. Fessler · Winnetka, US
Clint Hill · Broomfield, US
K. Brandon Strenge · Paducah, US
Kenneth Little · Broomfield, US
Alex Speciale · Broomfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2014
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0058
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An expandable fusion cage system includes an expandable fusion cage having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hinge portion coupling the lower portion and the upper portion at their distal ends. Positioned between the upper and lower portions is an expansion element that when moved in the proximal direction causes the cage to expand at its proximal end. The system can also include inserter instruments, expandable distraction instruments, and bone funnels.

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